How to say “manager” in Chinese
manager
“Manager” in Chinese is 经理, jīng lǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
经理 is read jīng lǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”.
On the left, 王 “jade”; on the right, 里 lǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “经理”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 经理. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王经理在办公室吗？WángjīnglǐzàibàngōngshìmaIs Manager Wang in his office?
- 经理正在开会jīnglǐzhèngzàikāihuìThe manager is in a meeting right now.
- 你应该告诉经理nǐyīnggāigàosujīnglǐYou should tell the manager.
- 这件事被经理发现了zhèjiànshìbèijīnglǐfāxiànleThe manager found out about it.
- 在经理看来这个办法不行zàijīnglǐkànlái,zhègebànfǎbùxíngIn the manager's view, this approach won't work.
- 你收到经理的邮件了吗？nǐshōudàojīnglǐdeyóujiànlemaDid you get the manager's email?
More words from the lesson “At the office”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “manager” in Chinese?
“Manager” in Chinese is 经理, pinyin jīnglǐ.
What does 经理 mean?
经理 (jīnglǐ) means “manager”.
How do you write 经理?
经理 is 2 characters: 经 (jīng) — pass through; constantly; 理 (lǐ) — order; manage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 经理?
经理 is read jīnglǐ. Tones: jīng — first tone, lǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“manager” in the lesson “At the office”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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